Toxicological Impacts of Microplastics and Cadmium on Freshwater Crabs

An experimental dataset from a 14-day exposure study on female freshwater crabs (Sartoriana spinigera). The research examined individual and combined effects of polystyrene (PS) and polyethylene terephthalate (PET) microplastics and cadmium (Cd) on behavior, growth, haematobiochemical parameters, and tissue morphology. The dataset was authored by Ananya Chakraborty and last updated on 2026-05-27.

Use Cases

• Analyzing survival rates and behavioral alterations based on exposure to different toxicant treatments.
• Studying bioaccumulation patterns of microplastics in specific tissues like gills and hepatopancreas.
• Investigating physiological stress through liver health markers such as alanine aminotransferase and aspartate aminotransferase.
• Examining histomorphological changes in organs to assess impaired function from toxicant exposure.

Strengths

• Includes specific survival rate data, such as 33.33% ± 6.67% in the PS group.
• Reports quantitative bioaccumulation levels, e.g., 44.67 ± 4.49 items/g of PS in gills.
• Provides measured values for physiological markers like alanine aminotransferase (9.33 ± 0.37 U/L) in the Cd group.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• The 5.0 MB file size suggests a relatively small dataset.

Provenance

Source

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Collection Method

Controlled laboratory exposure experiment over 14 days.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-27 22:02:16; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Likely tropical freshwater ecosystems, inferred from the study organism.